Topics :: U.K.

Church of England Gives Up Fight Against Marriage Equality

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Jun 7, 2013
It appears the Church of England is no longer going to fight against U.K.’s marriage equality bill, but will still attempt to insert amendments to protect religious people and teachers.

UK House of Lords Passes Gay Marriage Bill

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
Marriage Equality moves one step closer in the United KIngdom after the House of Lords overwhelmingly approved the gay marriage bill.

Gay Marriage Bill Clears UK House of Commons

Tuesday May 21, 2013
Britain’s House of Commons has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.

2 Arrested in UK for Hate Crime Against ’Emo’

Friday Apr 12, 2013
British police say they have arrested two people over an assault on an "emo" teenage boy - the first to be recorded in the country as an alternative subculture hate crime.

U.K. Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to & Killing Gay Teen

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Mar 25, 2013
A 20-year-old British man has been sent to jail for three-and-a-half years after he admitted to lighting a gay teen on fire at the teen’s 18th birthday last summer.

Man Charged in Murder of Gay London Socialite

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Mar 22, 2013
A man has been charged in the murder of a gay American socialite -- the first in London to enter into a civil union -- who was found dead last week.

Gay U.K. Man Jailed for Embezzling $250K to Pay Off His Wife

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Feb 26, 2013
A British gay man has been sentenced to two years in jail after a judge rejected his argument that he needed over $250,000 embezzled from his employer to pay her off for not revealing his sexual orientation.

British Lawmakers Vote in Favor of Gay Marriage

By Sylvia Hui | Tuesday Feb 5, 2013
British lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriages

Tories, Church Head Align to Defeat Gay Marriage

Monday Feb 4, 2013
British lawmakers are set to vote on legalizing gay marriage Tuesday but conservatives are urging Prime Minister David Cameron to delay the vote. Meanwhile, the new archbishop of Canterbury officially took office and strongly opposes marriage equality.

Did UK’s Secretary of Defense Compare Gay Marriage to Incest?

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Jan 31, 2013
Philip Hammond, the United Kingdom’s Conservative Secretary of Defense, denies allegations that he equated same-sex marriage to incest.